{
  "id": 535418,
  "title": "Car bomb kills Haftar intelligence chief as drones hit Libya oil facilities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/car-bomb-kills-haftar-intelligence-chief-as-drones-hit-libya-oil",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T05:20:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/11/car-bomb-kills-haftar-intelligence-chief-as-drones-hit-libya-oil-facilities/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A car bomb killed Brigadier Fawzi Al Mansouri, the chief of military intelligence for Khalifa Haftar's forces in eastern Libya, outside his home in Benghazi on Monday evening. The identity of the attackers and the nature of the explosive device remain unclear. Meanwhile, drone attacks struck critical oil facilities in western Libya, causing fires and potential disruptions to fuel supplies. The Zawiya refinery, Libya's largest operating refinery, saw a fuel storage tank explode and collapse, releasing about 4.5 million liters of gasoline. Another drone attack targeted an oil blending and filling plant near the refinery, threatening a major oil tank and pipeline network. These attacks highlight the ongoing instability in Libya, a country divided politically and militarily since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that ousted Muammar Gaddafi.",
  "summary": "The head of military intelligence for Khalifa Haftar's forces in eastern Libya was killed when an explosive device detonated in his car outside his home in Benghazi, security sources said. Brig Fawzi Al Mansouri, eastern Libya's chief of military intelligence, was killed in the blast on Monday evening in the Hawari area of the city, Reuters reported, citing security sources. The sources did not…",
  "key_points": [
    "Brigadier Fawzi Al Mansouri killed in Benghazi car bomb",
    "Drone attacks hit Libya oil facilities, causing fires",
    "Zawiya refinery explosion releases 4.5 million liters of gasoline"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The killing of Haftar's intelligence chief and drone attacks on oil facilities underscore the deepening instability in Libya, a country still divided politically and militarily years after Gaddafi's ousting.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Car bomb kills Haftar intelligence chief as drones hit Libya oil facilities",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/car-bomb-kills-haftar-intelligence-chief-as-drones-hit-libya-oil-541408",
        "published": "2026-08-11T05:20:21.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}